Washing a 6 yard piece of fabric. Any do's or don'ts??
08-18-2015, 06:05 AM
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You're right on track. Unfold and fluff before putting loosely in the washer on the gentle cycle, trim any loose threads from the cut edges after washing, unfold and fluff again before putting in the dryer. Simple as that. Nothing else is needed. I wash yardage over 6 yards fairly often and it comes out beautifully with no special treatment at all. I do generally wash and dry pieces that large by themselves, but I don't have the water restrictions that you might in CA.
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08-18-2015, 06:15 AM
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This is what I do. Couple of my lingerie bags fell apart. Removed the zippers from those bags and used some cheap muslin to make replacements. Old pillow cases with zippers are great also.
I wash large pieces such as 3 yards of 108" wide backings and just this morning washed a piece that was 6 yards by 42 inches. I wash the fabric in warm water and then take it out of the washer after the machine is done. Shake out the fabric in the dryer, put in 6 woolzie balls and put the dryer on low, set my oven for 10 minutes (makes sure I don't forget the fabric) and go in and take out the fabric. Shake it and hang it on the clothes line in the basement. Most of the wrinkles hang out and when i am ready to use the fabric, I iron/starch as much as I need. That is it. I wash all my fabrics. I even put the charms, fat quarters, layer cakes and the 2 1/2" strips in a lingerie bags and wash them, too.
08-19-2015, 03:46 AM
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I wash large pieces of fabric this way and it works great. I open mine before I fan fold it and pin it to reduce the number of layers. I would never wash any other way. No more tangles and twisting.
08-19-2015, 04:49 AM
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I usually don't prewash, but when I do, serge the two cut ends first. If it's a red or other dark color, I throw in a couple of color catchers and use cold water to reduce fading. Since I don't prewash my batting, I don't want to max out shrinkage and then have the batting shrink.
08-19-2015, 07:29 AM
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This is my reasoning, too. I wash all large pieces of fabric just as I would a sheet. I do shake the fabric out before putting it in the dryer, but I do that with sheets, too!
I also wash fat quarters, several together, as I would small towels or anything else that size, just loose in the washing machine. I've never washed layer cakes (never bought any, actually) or anything smaller, but if I did, I would put those in a lingerie bag.
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